Sewing Essentials

by Gail Devens

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394727576
• ISBN13: 9780394727578
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great for even experienced sewers

While not for the complete beginner, this book explains all the tools, tips and methods from basic to complex. Great for the amateur or hobby sewer who may not have learned the finer points of finishing seams, advanced sewing techniques and all the possibilities available with various machine attachments and special tools. If you want to take your sewing skills to the next level, this book is a great place to start. Highly recommended and packs a lot of information for the price. Also a great reference book.

Excellent Visual Reference

I received this book as part of a sewing and dressmaking correspondence course I am taking. I already had some previous sewing experience but this book has some wonderful suggestions on how to make one's items look more polished and professional. I am a very visual learner and this book contains beautiful close up color photography of all techniques discussed. I particularly enjoyed the section on seam finishes-there were several different ways to finish the seams nicely without serging! The photography is just a joy to look at-I have had this book for a few months and I refer to it often. It has a place of honor in my home sewing library. I look forward to checking out other books from the Singer Sewing Reference library!

A MUST HAVE FOR ANY SEAMSTRESS

THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC, AND EVEN AS AN ACCOMPLISHED SEAMSTRESS I HAVE FOUND MYSELF CONSISTENTLY REFERRING TO IT FOR WISDOM. I LEARNED A NEW WAY OF DOING ZIPPERS WHICH HAS CUT MY HALF IN TIME AND GIVEN ME A LOVE FOR ZIPPERS OVER BUTTONS!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Basic sewing techniques.

This is useful to demonstrate basic sewing projects and tehcniques. Very good for advanced beginning crafters. I would recommend this book to 5ht grades through 10th grade, for teachers and parents.

Fantastic book for a beginner

This was the first sewing book I ever purchased, and I return to it often to lookup the details that patterns omit. It walks you through a variety of general sewing techniques as well as useful garment construction techniques. The color pictures are quite detailed and the steps are described completely. I highly recommend this book for someone who is just getting started and wants a step-by-step walk through of common techniques and full explanations of commonly used sewing terms